Auto Title Theft Ring Is Probed In Federal Trial
Testimony shows blank certificates of title stolen from the Indiana Secretary of State's office used in interstate car thefts. Fifteen defendants face conspiracy charges as government witnesses detail how titles were forged and circulated through a network including Morimer Wohlfeld and Edward Traugott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Statehouse
Mark W. Broads
Robert F. McNay
W. Lee Smith
William M. Jones
Wolf Sussman
William Laffey
Indianapolis
Rhoads
Robert C. Baltzell
Indiana
Jack Griffith
North
Meridian Avenue
Ted Baldwin
Chicago
Baltzell
Edward Traugott
Harry Sussman
West Washington Street
Albert S. Ward
United States
Mortimer
Jacob Wohfeld
W. S. Hartman
Charles Bridges
Jacob Wohlfeld
Washington Boulevard
Mortimer Wohlfeld
Jacob
Charles H. Medcalf
Marott Hotel
Medcalf
Leo Baldwin
James E. Pierce
Railroadmen’s Building and Savings Association
Wohlfeld
Charles E. Herron
West Street
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
Inquiry Ordered Into Vestris Sinkage Causes
United Press reports that an official investigation into the sinking of the Lamport and Holt liner Vestris will begin as soon as possible. David Cook of Sanderson & Co said the timing is undecided and that survivors will be cared for, with hotel options and eventual free passage offered. Two passengers in need of funds were aided at Sanderson offices.
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United Press
NEW York
Lamport
Holt
Vestris
David Cook
Sanderson & Co
Cook
Berlin
Vestris Disaster Survivors Relate Horror Tales
Ninety survivors recount the Vestris sinking off the coast as 210 rescued, 108 missing. They blame officers for delayed SOS, lifeboat failures, and poor discipline while women and children perished. The 14 hour drift included sharks and lifeboat leaks, with heroism by radio operator O Loughlin and boatswain Banister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis F. Keemle
United Press
New York
Vestris
American Shipper
Berlin
Michael O'Loughlin
Archibald Banister
O'Loughlin
Radio Bridge Opens Season with WFBM and Times
The radio bridge season opened officially over WFBM Tuesday afternoon with Indianapolis Power and Light Company station working exclusively with The Times in conducting this feature again this year. Today's Times on Page 8 details every expert play and invites readers to compare with their own. A forthcoming major boost for radio bridge will be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WFBM
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Times
Captain Carey and Radio Operator Die As Vestris Sinks
New York November 14 Captain William J Carey and Radio Operator Michael J OLoughlin perished aboard the liner Vestris both standing at their posts. Survivors say Carey remained at the upturned side amid waves before sinking. O Loughlin never left his radio shack. Carey dictated order and kept calm as the ship listed and finally sank while the radio operator sent frantic SOS signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vestris
William J. Carey
Carey
George Fantana
New York
Fantana
John J. Bowlen
Paul A. Dana
Radio Corporation of America
Dana
William P. Adams
Oderbolt
Iowa
Carlos Quiros
Washington
Quiros
Karl Schmidt
Berlin
O. L. Maxey
Richmond
Fni
Virginia
United Press
Michael J. O'Loughlin
O'Loughlin
Hoover silent on cabinet choices before South American trip
President-elect Hoover has given no thought to cabinet appointments and will not consider the cabinet makeup until returning from his South American trip. Officials say he is displeased with rumors about early selections after the election.
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United Press
Palo Alto
Cal
Hoover
Special auto license plate sent to National Highway Association
A special license plate bearing a black star and the number 025 was sent today to the National Highway Association by Mark W. Rhoads, chief of the automobile licensing department in the secretary of state's office. The organization receives a similar plate from every state and territory each year for a car that tours the country promoting good roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Highway Association
Mark W. Rhoads
Automobile Licensing Department
Secretary of State
Devore Widow Recalls Sinking Vestris Rescue Hope
Mrs Earl Devore recalls her husband Earl standing on the Vestris deck shouting for help as lifeboats were filled by crew and passengers. She and Mrs Norman Batten survived the Atlantic disaster on rescue ships while Devore and Batten perished, with sharks and rough seas reported in the Gulf Stream.
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Earl Devore
Devore
UnitedPress
New York
Norman K. Batten
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Vestris
Atlantic
Batten
RS. Devore
New York Harbor
Berlin
Buenos Aires
Earl
Sorenson
Earl S. Devore
Gulf Stream
Mrs. Batten
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Traugott
H. & R. Clothing Co
Ohio St
Lata
Banister
Frederick Sorenson
Barbados
Herman Ruckert
Leipsig
Germany
Ruckert
Charley’s
East Ohio St
South America
Standard Oil Company
Raymond L. Ricketts
Wirt
Okla
Carl Pfaff
Marietta
Ohio
Arthur Jones
Ada
Clyde Pirsful
Wewoka
Rickets
Pirsful
Ricketts
Lionel Sicorish
Shorish
E. A. Johnson
New Jersey
Johnson
E. M. Walcott
Walcott
Jean Gladianes
Cincinnati
Joe King
The
NEA
Good Roads
Tris
Nother
Edwin J. Wilson
Wilson
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